When Mitt Romney formally launches his presidential campaign in New Hampshire today, there will be a renewed focus on the politically toxic health care law he signed as governor of Massachusetts. Yet while Romneycare may be the single biggest obstacle facing his candidacy, political observers err by assuming Romney would otherwise be coasting to the nomination.
There are many reasons why Romney lost the nomination in 2008 to the deeply flawed Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., at a time when health care wasn’t a dominant issue.
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